28th Apr, 2023 10:30 GMT/BST
Books, Maps & Manuscripts
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Shelley (Percy Bysshe)
Prometheus Unbound.
Edward Arnold, 1904, numbered limited edition of 200 (plus 20 on vellum), quarto, illustrated and printed by C.R. Ashbee at Essex House, a wedding present from Penelope and John Betjeman with gift inscription on lettered paper loosely inserted, original vellum covers with gilt spine lettering and green ribbon ties (covers spotted and a little warped);
Fouque (de la Motte), Undine.
Heinemann, 1909, first edition, large octavo, fifteen mounted colour plates after Arthur Rackham, printed tissue guards, foxing to endpapers and half title, bookplate, original cloth gilt. (2)
[From the same estate as lot 37]
Sold for £170
Estimated at £150 - £250
Auction: Books, Maps & Manuscripts, 28th Apr, 2023
A rare late 18th century diary written by Lady Mary Broughton detailing a two-year Grand Tour around Europe, is one of the highlights of the sale. Not only is it a remarkable and detailed travel diary written from a rare female perspective, but it is an important document recording the everyday social history of Europe and a treasure trove of information on picture collections and museums of the era. Also of note is a 17th century Manuscript Account Book with a connection to Crosthwaite in the Lake District, a fine John Speed Map of the World published in 1676, and a copy of John C. Bourne's 'The History and Description of the Great Western Railway'. Amongst the children's literature in the sale is a first edition set of C.S. Lewis' 'The Chronicles of Narnia', and a first edition of Roald Dahl's 'The Twits'.
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